ovary
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- noun
- /ˈoʊvəri/
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ovario
- Mature eggs are harvested from a woman's ovaries to assist with in vitro fertilization.
- eggs in the ovaries
- polycystic ovaries
- polycystic ovary syndrome
When you're on the birth control pill, your ovaries aren't making estradiol.
- When you're on the birth control pill, your ovaries aren't making estradiol.
- I literally have quantified the age of my ovaries and fertility status.
- So we need LH and FSH to stimulate the gonads, the ovary or the testes.
- Basically, you have two ovaries and two tubes and your body alternates.
- So within a month of that referral I was off to get my ovaries scanned.
- But I ultimately had a female specific endocrine condition, polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS.
- So the alpha receptor is more expressed in reproductive tissues, breasts, ovaries, uterus.
- And that is when your ovary and your brain have a miscommunication.
- Both on the same side on my ovary here.
- So after menopause, women make progesterone from their ovaries or sorry from their adrenal glands.
- So the way that the ovaries in the brain communicate is by sharing hormones.
Examples
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Basically, you have two ovaries and two tubes and your body alternates.
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For these reasons, I am opposed to removing the other ovary as a rule.
Fiction book (1991) -
Your ovaries appear to be normal.
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Meanwhile, inside one of the two ovaries, an egg is ripening.
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I was worried since Dr. KK felt one of my ovaries appeared polycystic on ultrasound.
Blog text (30) -
Spontaneous pregnancy is possible if normal ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes exist.
Academic text (2012) -
After the mid-30s, the number of eggs in the ovaries reduces and estrogen and progesterone levels start to decline.
Academic text (2015) -
The doctor explained that the ovaries produce hormones that regulate the menstrual cycle.
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In a healthy female body, the ovaries release an egg approximately once a month.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ovary comes from the Latin word ovum, which means 'egg'. So an ovary is literally the 'egg place' in a woman, where eggs are made and the hormones that affect fertility are produced.